Originally Posted by JCDerrick

You have a beautiful yard Randy.

And you all just helped me ID a mystery plant we got last fall. Until today I had no idea what the castors were at all. A older lady who is a friend of my mom gave us a bunch of brugs last November right before the first bad frost. She also gave us a castor seed pod off a few of her huge castors. We took them bc it looked cool - a few weeks after bringing the spiked seed pod home and putting it on the table, half of them exploded (it's a miracle the cats didn't eat one - we had no idea they were deadly, we kinda were amazed at how pretty the seeds were). We've just run around and collected them all to make sure they are away from the pets. How long do they take to start growing - and should I start them indoors in pots or can I just drop the seeds in the ground next spring (if so, how many should I seeds should I sow)? I'll be sure to keep these in the backyard only - away from the neighborhood kids.